Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
For southern Wisconsin, how about just getting out on cross-country skis? There haven't been many opportunities in central Illinois for some time....
Why'zat? No SNOW?
That's gonna change, at least for a bit...
I learned to X/C back in the '70's, not long after getting in/onto my MB. Loved it! Did a lot of it both in IL & WI with my soon-to-be spouse. Stuck with it (as best as I could) up through the early '90's. There were even times I'd take my skis to work in Chicago so I could ski in Lincoln Park & east of LSD by the lake before making the drive home once the traffic'd settled out.
I have a pair of 'waxless' Rottefella's I bought after moving up here, used em exactly three times. They're hung by the garage door, ready & waiting. What I'll wake up to tomorrow will frustrate me even more coming at a time I'm disinclined to click in & go while I'm still in 'recovery' mode.
Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
I think rollers are the obvious choice. I don't think they are dangerous, but I learned to ride them back when I was young and healed quickly.
Relatively inexpensive too I suppose, but not having learned how half a century ago, I'm looking for something less akin to a treadmill.
Originally Posted by
steelbikeguy
(managed to ride 25 miles today before the storm arrives)
Good on you! Make the best of every day, eh!
Closing on 75 I do what I believe is best I can.
Right now I'm recovering from a bout with RSV that's kept me home from work the last week. Nasty stuff despite nary a hint of fever. Not something to take outside & subject my lungs to when temp's hovering around freezing.
If it continues to snow (enough to ski on) now that it looks like it's making a serious attempt, and the temps don't drop in to the single digits afterward, I'd still like to get on those sticks I would.